i am 28 weeks pregnant. and i have gained 49 lbs. i am very self concious of the fact that i've gained 49 lbs so far. i feel like this is WAYYYYY to much. should i be this upset? is 49 lbs THAT bad?
No.
My sister in law gained 60 pounds during pregnancy and has the healthiest baby boy in the world. She worked out her whole pregnancy and ate right. It was just right for her to gain that much to carry the baby. Shes lost all her baby weight now and looks great.
Do no be self concious. The number doesnt matter, what matters is that your baby is healthy and happy.
Good Luck! :)
I'm sorry she says that to you! That's terrible! Especially since we all feel huge and self conscious when we are pregnant. I'm struggling with the same thing now that my morning sickness is gone. I'm like an eating machine! The most important thing is to keep you and your baby healthy! You can worry about losing weight after. I would definitely try yogurt!
Quoting excitedmama2013:i was thinking maybe yogurt for my sweet craving? i LOVE yogurt. and its sweet enough that when i eat it it satisfy's my cravings. i dont want to gain ANYMORE weight :( but my willpower is so low ever since i became pregnant. it's like when i want something i WANT it lol. i obsess until i get it! but going from 195-244 makes me feel so unattractive. doesnt help that my mother points out the my stomach is not all baby everytime she see's me. lol. i just feel so.... ugly
Quoting Jstoddard98:Be careful with thinking breast feeding will slim you down - I thought I would lose so much weight from breast feeding and it didn't make me lose squat! I hope it's different for you though! I would just be careful because if you are like me I gained a lot of weight in my last month. I think nothing but good old fashioned will power and eating in moderation will help you combat the sweets cravings. Maybe try and find healthier solutions such as fruit or Popsicles? Or just don't have sweets in the house- if they are not there then you can't eat them. I know it's so hard- especially when you are pregnant!
Quoting excitedmama2013:i do plan on breast feeding, my problem is im hungry all the time. and i ALWAYS want sweats. how can i get around this problem?
i gotta say you ladies have made me feel alot better about myself! thank you mama's :)
Quoting excitedmama2013:i do plan on breast feeding, my problem is im hungry all the time. and i ALWAYS want sweats. how can i get around this problem?
Yea that's a lot. You're almost at 50 lbs and you still have a ways to go before you have your baby. At this rate you may wind up putting on a good 60 plus lbs easy. Be mindful of what you're eating is the only thing you can really do. With my daughter I started out heavy at about 186 and I knew that so I made sure I didn't put on a crazy amount of weight. By the end of that pregnancy I gained 26 lbs. This time I'm at about 10 lbs gained and I'm 19 weeks
It really depends on how much you weighed before you got pregnant.
Doctors tend to want to see people that weighed more gain less through the pregnancy and those that weighed little to gain a lot during the pregnancy.
It all depends on that and what kinds of things you are eating that is causing you to gain weight.
I mean if you are eating mothing but junk food, then ya know..
Mostly it's up to you. I wouldn't go on a strict diet and exercise program while pregnant. But you have to be comfortable as well.
I was always told to enjoy it all while it lasted because after you have that baby for quite a few months you won't have time to really eat, sleep, drink or even really breath.
Its quite a bit.....but if you were under weight to start its okay. Generally if youre over weight you should gain at the most 20 lbs, average weight 30 lbs and under weight 40
Was your gender feeling right?
- excitedmama2013
on Jan. 23, 2013 at 2:34 PM